John Lyly, born in 1553, was an influential English writer of the Renaissance period. Known for his plays and prose, he is considered one of the pioneers of English drama.
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Source: Endymion, The Man in the Moon: Enriched edition. A Whimsical Tale of Love and Longing in Renaissance Literature
Source: Endymion, The Man in the Moon: Enriched edition. A Whimsical Tale of Love and Longing in Renaissance Literature
“All fish are not caught with flies”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“The empty vessel giveth a greater sound than the full barrel.”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“The greater the kindred is, the lesse the kindnesse must bee.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of John Lilly, (the Euphuist.): Mydas. Mother Bombie. The woman in the moone. Love's metamorphosis. Notes
“Marriage is destinie, made in heaven.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of John Lilly: Mydas. Mother Bombie. The woman in the moone. Love's metamorphosis. Notes
“Thou shalt come out of a warme Sunne into God's blessing.”
Source: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit. Editio Princeps. 1579. Euphues and His England. Editio Princeps. 1580. Collated with Early Subsequent Editions
“Whilst that the childe is young, let him be instructed in vertue and lytterature.”
Source: Euphues. The Anatomy of Wit. Editio princeps, 1579. Euphues and his England. Editio princeps, 1580. Collated with early subsequent editions ... Carefully edited by Edward Arber
“Lips are no part of the head, only made for a double-leaf door for the mouth.”
Source: Gallathea and Midas
“It is the eye of the master that fatteth the horse, and the love of the woman that maketh the man.”
Source: John Lyly: Selected Prose and Dramatic Work
Source: Mother Bombie
“The measure of love is to have no mean, the end to be everlasting.”
Source: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit; Euphues & His England
“To love and to live well is wished of many, but incident to few.”
Source: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit; Euphues & His England
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“Water runneth smoothest where it is deepest.”
Source: Campaspe and Sappho and Phao: John Lyly
“A merry companion is as good as a wagon, For you shall be sure to ride though ye go a foot.”
“Let the falling out of friends be a renewing of affection.”
Source: Euphues
“Children and fooles speake true.”
Source: The Dramatic Works of John Lilly, (the Euphuist.): John Lilly and his works. Endimion. Campaspe. Sapho and Phao. Gallathea. Notes
“The fallyng out of faithfull frends is the renuyng of loue.”
“A new broome sweepeth cleane.”
Source: Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit. Editio Princeps. 1579. Euphues and His England. Editio Princeps. 1580. Collated with Early Subsequent Editions
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
Source: John Lyly: Selected Prose and Dramatic Work
“Do you think that any one can move the heart but He that made it?”
“Fish and guests in three days are stale.”
Source: Euphues
“To love women and never enjoy them, is as much to love wine and never taste it.”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“The soft droppes of rain perce the hard marble.”
Source: Euphues. The Anatomy of Wit. Editio princeps, 1579. Euphues and his England. Editio princeps, 1580. Collated with early subsequent editions ... Carefully edited by Edward Arber
“In arguing of the shadow, we forgo the substance.”
Source: John Lyly: Selected Prose and Dramatic Work
“Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.”
Source: John Lyly: Selected Prose and Dramatic Work
“Nothing so perilous as procrastination”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hate.”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“It is the disposition of the thought that altered the nature of the thing.”
“He that loseth his honesty hath nothing else to lose.”
Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition
“Children and fools speak true.”
Source: Endymion
“A merry companion is as good as a wagon.”
Source: The Dramatic Works: With Notes and Some Account of His Life and Writings : in Two Volumes